Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1947.
Mr. Baldwin:
Is the Minister aware that the reason for the shortage of men's trousers is that the same type of trousers for women are allowed to be charged at 10s. more than men's trousers?
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
